diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 96b9a85be80f..0434b61284d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 12.x
 
-    - run: echo "::set-env name=TAG::$(date --iso)"
+    - run: echo "::set-env name=TAG::$(date --iso --utc)"
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
     - run: echo "::set-env name=TAG::nightly"
       if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ jobs:
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
       working-directory: ./editors/code
       # token from https://dev.azure.com/rust-analyzer/
-      run: npx vsce publish 0.1.$(date +%Y%m%d) --pat ${{ secrets.MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }} --packagePath ../../dist/rust-analyzer.vsix
+      run: npx vsce publish --pat ${{ secrets.MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }} --packagePath ../../dist/rust-analyzer.vsix
diff --git a/xtask/src/dist.rs b/xtask/src/dist.rs
index d42faa122d02..bb3593b113f4 100644
--- a/xtask/src/dist.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/dist.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ fn dist_client(nightly: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let _restore =
         Restore { path: package_json_path.clone(), contents: original_package_json.clone() };
 
-    let mut package_json = original_package_json.replace(r#""enableProposedApi": true,"#, r#""#);
+    let date = run!("date --utc +%Y%m%d")?;
+    let version_suffix = if nightly { "-nightly" } else { "" };
+
+    let mut package_json = original_package_json.replace(
+        r#""version": "0.2.20200211-dev""#,
+        &format!(r#""version": "0.1.{}{}""#, date, version_suffix),
+    );
 
     if nightly {
         package_json = package_json.replace(
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ fn dist_client(nightly: bool) -> Result<()> {
             r#""displayName": "rust-analyzer nightly""#,
         );
     } else {
-        package_json = original_package_json.replace(r#""enableProposedApi": true,"#, r#""#);
+        package_json = package_json.replace(r#""enableProposedApi": true,"#, r#""#);
     }
     fs2::write(package_json_path, package_json)?;